SHERMAN, Edgar Robert
| Service Number: | 1942 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, 13 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Marulan, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Braidwood Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Hospital Attendant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 30 September 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Braidwood Servicemens Club Honour Roll, Goulburn Rocky Hill War Memorial Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1915: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1942, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 1942, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 1942, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Involvement 1942, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1942 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sh Smith awm_died_date: 1917-09-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick SHERMAN and Emma Martha SHERMAN nee TOMKINS, Betterley Park, Marulan, NSW
2 December 1915 - A ball was held in the Oddfellows' Hall last Friday night in aid of Allies Day Fund. Advantage was taken of the occasion to bid fare well to two of our soldier boys who were on their final leave. The Rev. Canon Ross Edwards spoke of the brave lads who were going to fight for King and Country. Mr. Fairley gave an address. Mr. J. A. Hogg, in a neat speech, made a presentation to his mates. Sid Shepherd was presented with a sheepskin vest and a fountain pen, and Edgar Sherman with a soldier's writing wallet and a fountain pen. Both suit ably responded. They left on Monday by the passenger train, a great number of their friends being on the station to see them off, and as the train steamed out a loud cheer was raised.
3 Feb 1916 - Mrs. Sherman, of Betterley Park, Marulan, has received a cable from Maadi, Egypt, saying that her son, Edgar, and Mrs. Jarvie's son, Sid Shepherd, of the 6th Light Horse, have
arrived safely and are well.
GOULBURN AND THE WAR.
DRIVER EDGAR SHERMAN KILLED.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Sherman, of Betterly Park, Marulan, have received word that their second son, Driver Edgar Sherman, who sailed on Dec. 23, 1915, and who is 22 years of age, died of wounds on Sept. 30, 1917. A brother, Signaller Percy Sherman, was killed at Gallipoli on May 19, 1915, aged 20 years. He sailed on Oct. 18, 1914.
Mr. F. Sherman, Betterley Park, Marulan, has received official information that his son, Driver Edgar Sherman, has died of wounds in France. The deceased soldier, who was 21 years of age, was a good sportsman, and prior to enlisting was employed as attendant at Kenmore Hospital for the Insane. This is the second son of Mr. Sherman to fall, the other having been killed in the Gallipoli campaign.
SHERMAN - Died of wounds received while fighting in France, September 30, aged 22 years, Driver Edgar R. Sherman, dearly loved second son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Sherman, Betterley Park, Marulan.
Far away from those who loved him,
In a hero's grave he lies.
SHERMAN—In loving memory of Driver Edgar R. Sherman, died of wounds, September 30, 1917, also of Percy F. Sherman, killed in action, May 19, 1915.
They gave their lives for their country.
Inserted by their loving parents, Mr and Mrs. Sherman and family, Betterley Park, Marulan.
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